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Using different PHP Versions

In this tutorial I will show you how you can use different Php, Apache , and MySql versions on your Wampserver installation.

We basically use different versions of php because there are some web applications like WordPress, bbPress, Joomla, or drupal. Or even web frameworks like Yii or Symfony which are compatible only of working for a limited number of php versions.

It is because some of the php codes that are being used in the past are deprecated. Deprecated means that the code is not anymore updated.

That is why developers really need to do this at times because every upgrade in a php version, there is a code that is being deprecated or left behind. Maybe because its not anymore secure. Or it is not anymore applicable to current coding standards. Or there is a better code for the code that is being replace. Which might be more secure or optimized.

So to install different versions of php, mysql and apache. Just head over to: